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<big>'''Horrors in My Dreams and the Discovery of Magic'''</big>

''<big>The Baylaran Awakening I</big>''


'''In-universe date:''' Era Nova, Late December, Year 1

'''Real-world date:''' 10 August 2026

'''Author:''' [[Estorrum]]


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I have recently traded with a friendly man from "Order of [[the Mystic Hand]]". Never heard of them before but he came with a number of artifacts. One of them, a '''"Orb of Power"''' caught my attention. I felt it ''talking'' to me, ''begging'' me to take it.

I gave the man an old spear from my grandfather, not even near as interesting or even magical as this orb but everyone has different tastes I guess.

This orb is a weird thing. I contacted an elder that my father used to know and asked if she knew anything about this orb. She told me a lot, maybe a lot of information I didn't even want, but one of those things she told me is that it is a magic artifact.

Magic?

What exactly is magic?

I have heard a bit about it while my father was still around but he never had a high opinion of it. But what this elder told me was fascinating!

And this Orb of Power? This could be the door which lets Baylara go into a golden age, perhaps even go further than that!

However, this power has already shown some consequences. My dreams, once quiet and peaceful, are now plagued by nightmares. Unexplainable horrors I never thought of before. Is that a sign from the gods? To stay away from these artifacts?

But can I really just throw away such an opportunity?

If the rewards from this can make Baylara even just a bit richer, just a bit better to live in, just a bit stronger?

'''''Is it perhaps worth it to abandon some of these gods?'''''

For now I have paid a few traders to travel to other markets and try to get more magical artifacts. I just hope they don't find anything in the Kheta-Kedet, for my relation to them is currently good and I would rather not sour it by explaining why I need these magical artifacts for.

For now I have to just wait and hope that my nightmares don't get worse.

Perhaps I should take up a hobby.

I heard that fishing is supposed to be relaxing.

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